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145-2025: Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy update to methyl bromide fumigation certificate requirements

9 May 2024​Who does this notice affect?​​Importers, suppliers and customs brokers for goods fumigated with methyl bromide prior to export to Australia, and accredited persons operating under the class 19 approved arrangements.​What has changed?​​The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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67-2025: Import Industry Advice Notice – FMD Outbreak in Hungary and Slovakia

8 March 2025 (Updated 25 March 2025)Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers who have imported or plan to import goods containing or derived from foot and mouth disease (FMD)-susceptible species (including cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, giraffe, elephants, camelids (alpacas, llamas and camel…
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What the UAE free trade agreement means for Australian agriculture

Australia recently signed an historic free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), creating significant opportunities for our farmers and producers.Treaty signatureThe Australian Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon Don Farrell, officially signed the Australia – UAE Comprehensive…
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Exporting fish and fish products from Australia

We regulate the export of fish and fish products as food for human consumption from Australia. This ensures that goods:comply with Australia’s export lawsmeet importing country requirements.Laws and regulationsThe department puts export regulations in place to assure our trading partners that…
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Check cargo, containers and vessels for pests

Exotic pests, diseases and weeds can hitch a ride to Australia with vessels, shipping containers and break-bulk cargo. If they establish here they can wipe out entire food crops, harm our animals and damage our beautiful environment. Some pests could even change our way of life forever. We manage…
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4.4. Understanding greenhouse gas accounting requirements

Whatever your carbon farming activity or project, GHG accounting, which Topic 3 explained, is increasingly an indispensable part of farming and land management.What type of GHG accounting do you need?A farmer’s or land manager’s first GHG account might be as simple as one produced by the MLA Quick…
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138-2019 - The Biosecurity Act – update on the use of infringement notices across all import pathways

28 August 2019Who does this notice affect? This notice affects importers, import industry participants, the airline and shipping industries and other people bringing goods into Australia. Goods include…
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2022-A05 - Review of the rabies virus risk in imported dogs, cats and canine semen from approved countries – draft report

We invite you to comment on the draft review by 21 November 2022. The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website haveyoursay.agriculture.gov.au/. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a policy review of the rabies virus risk…
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Updated statement on Biosecurity Risk Material on new vehicles arriving in Australia

Since 2021, Australia’s ports have seen an 88 percent increase in new vehicles arriving with biosecurity risk material contamination. Over the same period, there has been an 17% percent increase in the total number of new vehicle imports into Australia. Biosecurity risk material must be removed…
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Level 1 gold supply chains

The Department of Agriculture is responsible for reducing the risk of exotic pests or diseases entering the country that may harm Australia’s unique environment, agricultural and horticultural…
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